Comments for I'd Rather Be Wowing!

Comment on A kill is a kill, right? by Merlot

Merlot — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:41:18 +0000

Sounds like he was still a challenge. What do you tell yourself? Trust that Blizzard was right and he was overtuned before the fix. You did good, gratz

Comment on When to move on? by Merlot

Merlot — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:52:56 +0000

My guild has a very low tolerance to wipes. Three or four and people’s attention starts to wander, concentration drops, each attempt gets steadily worse. I know some guilds are more focused, but for us, often, the best thing to do to bring concentration back up is to move on to a different challenge, maybe come back to the sticking point the next day. I’m sure it’ll all come together for you soon.

Comment on Tanking 4 horsemen (a question) by Fear.Win

Fear.Win — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:46:53 +0000

Like you, I’m a shadowpriest. For this encounter I take myself and someone that has a lot of health that isn’t a tank (usually a Ret Pally) to the top as Horsemen tanks. I just spam binding heal on the Pally, using Shadowfiend around 70% mana and usually have no mana issues. By the time I get around the 30% mana point, our other DPS’ers have taken out the bottom two horsemen and have made their way back up top so I can go back in to Shadowform, Disperse if needed, and resume DPS. Just like Merlot, I don’t use a single DPS spell until the rest of the raid is up there with me.

Comment on Tanking 4 horsemen (a question) by MD

MD — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:38:59 +0000

@crysana
I almost caused a wipe too and spent the rest the fight playing catch up with the healing. I’ve never tried healing the tank instead. That actually sounds less hectic.

@Zahrah
I was constantly spamming Flash Light (and Binding heal when applicable), maybe that’s why I run out of mana so fast. I tried doing PoM, but I wasn’t sure whether it jumps to my lock back, but I never seem to get the bounce back. Maybe we are too far apart.

@Merlot
That’s pretty much what I did too. I was under impression that I can dps and spot healing, so I was wondering if I’m doing something wrong I am a bit (very tiny bit) saddened that lock makes a better tank ><

Comment on Tanking 4 horsemen (a question) by Merlot

Merlot — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:53:03 +0000

I don’t even bother dps when I’m doing this. For both bosses, I’m more or less healing constantly. And that’s fine, cos as long as I stay alive it’s an easy fight. The lock is presumably using shadow ward, haunt and spamming drain life?

Comment on Tanking 4 horsemen (a question) by Zahrah

Zahrah — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:54:43 +0000

I usually end up tanking too Done it on 10 and 25 man, without and without a healer sidekick to help me as we run past each other up the back. Its stressful.. but fun!

I wear my pvp gear for the extra stamina - its over too quick to worry bout mana regen.
I try and keep my offensive casting to a min - Like stick SWP VE and DP up 1st while ur in shadow Form and then come out when u need to start healing urself.

But the tools at your disposal
Healthstone
Healthpot /Mana pot
Dispersion
Let your shadow Fiend Tank one round ( target the dude, and hit fade) It will give you some breathing space where ur not taking damage and give you back some mana. The fiend is a tough little bugger

Zeliek ( the holy one) stay out of his melee range,he hits harder then he casts and try and time your greater heals so they are most effective. I use prayer of mending as well ( better mana use for healing result )

the Biggest problem I found with Lady Blaumeux ( shadow) was I would be in the middle of casting a greater heal and be standing in a void zone.

Not sure if that helps at all.. It scared the crap out of me the 1st couple of times i did it..

Comment on Tanking 4 horsemen (a question) by crysana

crysana — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:53:39 +0000

I had to do down the back a few weeks ago for the first time and i figured that VE would be enough to keep me up… but it wasn’t and i died and wiped the raid…

All i do on the back is wand and heal myself. I find renew and power word shield will generally get me through, and if i get low on mana, dispersion or shadow fiend will get me through…

The way we’ve been doing it lately is a lot easier though… send a healer and a dps down the back. I stay at the front and heal one of the tanks - there isnt that much dmg flying around and i am not healing anywhere near as much as i do when im down the back…

Comment on A inconsistency of Blizzard by Merlot

Merlot — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:36:51 +0000

Hmm, good question. One possible answer for this is that Blizzard doesn’t care about the relative availability of gear. The driving force behind gear homogenisation was, as I understand it, more to do with making it easier for Blizzard to manage loot tables than it was for giving everyone more drops. But that could be over-stating it, because I’ve just remembered that druid attack power was taken off staves deliberately to allow others access to them (by which I guess they mean hunters).

Interestingly, and completely off topic, I have come to the conclusion there are no cloth drops in Naxx. Any reports to the contrary are simply part of a global conspiracy to defraud me of upgrades. It has reached the point where I now know that my presence at a boss kill guarantees no cloth items will drop. Even chances indeed!

Comment on My lvl 80 shadow priest’s build by Haduuken

Haduuken — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:30:22 +0000

I’m no expert but this build is cool. Good Job.

I have gone for silence. Hitting a mage with it gives you a little more time before they destroy you. -Just enough time, to sometimes to defeat them from beyond the grave.

Inner fire I think untalented gives you around +120 spellpower.

I am a big slow ticker. Spellpower and Crit.
Stam and Intel.
I need more haste, but won’t give up the other two!

My best move;
Mind Sear with a Critboost Trink is awsome on PVE if the enemy are tightly packed.

My new piece of fun.
Get on the back of a catapult. Moving AND Casting, if only Mana lasted forever!

SHADOWRULES!!!

Comment on Royally Failed by MD

MD — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:39:37 +0000

Thanks for the kind support you guys

I actually do really want to try it again. I know that I started to get a hang of it if it’s not for miscalculation in the end. I just wish that it can happen in a more friendly/supportive environment.

@D, that’s actually a cool trick. I’ll keep that in mind as an alternative (which I hope would never happen again :))